Earning More Than an ‘A’: Master's Programs Fill the Needs for a More Complex Industry

The wide world of publishing is changing; everyone will tell you that. But if you ask what about publishing is changing, you’ll likely hear about the decline of physical books or the growth of digital books. And while the loss of bookstores and the latest, lightest e-reader make for compelling stories, they overshadow a less visible change currently happening at the other end of publishing: how people are getting into the industry. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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